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turned down, being, however, secured to the interlining arbore its folded edge nt the medial portion ot' the coller only, :1nd tor the renminder ot its length being seeured to the extreme lower edge only. 'l`be interlining is also lionnned :it its niedinl portion only. l`he object oll this .-1rr.-ingement is 'to secure un ereurnte l'old ol' t he leest thirlqnt-sf: possible :it the renter, :tud to ullon thepurts to :tdjust themselves to :i eertnin extent on both sides ot the middle. 'l`he piero A Could, olI eourse be nntde mueh shorter, und in feet might eonsist ol' only :t shortV strip nt the middle ol` tlm roller, without nntterinlly zill'eeting the operation ol' the Vnrious pnt-s.

Whitt I ehtim'is:--

l. in n deviee olE tlm elnuneter desrribed the rombinzttiim olA two lnyers oll mnterinl secured to the neeh of the garment. :1nd lorming the outside oll it eollztr, one otl seid loyers being wider :tt its medial portion then the other, e lining lolf stitl'er n'niteriitl extending from the outer :ind upper edges ot' the seid layers to n point short ol' the limer edges ot the sinne, and n strip et mote tlexible nntteA f lrial secured to the seid lining et; one edge und to the lower edge olf one ot` the loyers :it its otber edge, the width ot' the snid lining und strip ol' llexible materiel being less then the width olE one ol the lnyers.

2. In n deviee el' theI elniriuzter deseribed he eombiimtion ol'v two le,:s olI nntteriatl secured to the neck otl the gernunt :md torming the outside of :i coller, one ot seid lztyers being wider :it its niedirtl portion tlmn the other, n, lining of stiller ninteriel extending from the outer :ind upper edges ot' the seid layers to L point short olI the inner edges ol' the seine, and :L strip ot' more tlexiblenntterizrl seeured to the seid lining et one edgl und to the lower edge ol one oll the lztyers .it its other edge, the width ot: the sztid lining und strip ol' tlexible nnrteritil being less tlntn the Width ot one ot' the lnyers, end :i turnedl up portion ol' t he lining on its lower edge.

3, ln :t deviee ol' the elntrzteter described the eoinbinntion otl two lztyers oll metered secured to the nett' ol t he germent :rnd l'orming the outside oll :i roller, one of seid lttyers being wider :it its mediel portion thun the other, n, lining olI still'er nnrterinl extending l'rom the upper end outer edges o1l the seid leyers to n, point short ol tlm inner edges otI the seme, :1nd :t strip olI more llexible meterinl serured to the seid lining nt, one edge :ind to the lower edge ol one ot the leyerset its other edge, the width ol' theseid lining :ind strip oll llexible inztterinl being less than the width ot one ot' the layers :md :t turnedup portion ol'l the lining` on its lower edge, the seid lexible strip being sei-tired :tt the upper part ol' the turned-up edge.

1. ln a. deviee ol the elntrzteter desrribed the eombinetion of two leyers oll nntterinl seeured to the neel( ol the gzirment and l'orniing to the lining terittl being ol lesser' the outside oll e roller, one ot' smid lziyers being wider :it its medinl Vportion thun the other, :i lining oll stitl'er nmterntl extending l'rom the upper :ind outer edges oll the si-tid` loyers to :t point short ol' the inner edges oll tbe sume, und :istrip olmore llexible inatterinl seeured to the seid lining` :it one edge zuid to the lower edge et one ol tlm lnyers :1t/its other edge, the .ridth oly the sztid lining ind strip ot tloxible nntteriitl being less then the widt h olone olI the myers und the seid lining nud llexible strip being diseonneeted lrom the seid outer layers ext-,opt nt the upper edge ot' t he l'orumr :ind the lower edge oll t lm letter.

5. ln it devir'e ol the elisirnfter deseribed the eombimtt ion ol' two layers ol' nntterinl .serured to the neel; ol` the garment- :tnd forming the outside ol n roller, one olf seid lziyers being \\'ider et' its medinl portion than the other, :i lining ot' stiller nntterizrl extending trom the upper zind outer edges ol' the seid layers to e. point short ot.l the inner edges of the stime, :rnd :t strip et: more flexible mnterinl seeured to the seid lining att one edge :ind to the loweredge ot one otI tlm leyers :tt its other edge, the width olthe seid lining :ind

strip oll lloxible nn'itieriel being less tlnin the Width ot one ol' the layers, :ind the seid lining being diseonneeted from the smid outer layers except :dong its upperedge.

t3. ln :t device ol the elmrnetm deseribed the eontbimttion ol :i plurality ol strips ot meter-inl secured to the neek of :i gznment :dong one edge rind t'orming t he sides ot zi, eollnr, one ot the snid strips being ol' greater width tlntn the other :it its medial portion, :nid the longitudinnl edges otI both being eonneeted in nlinement, n strip ol less llexible materiel between the seid two outside strips und seeured thereto7 seid strip of less llexible materiel being oll lesser width medinlly tlnm the intrrower outer strip :md lntving its pztrt whieb is next to the neek ol' the gni-ment diseonn'eeted l'rom seid outerstrips :it its niedinl portion :ind its inner edge eoinrident with the t'old ot the eolhn when the seid eoilnr is turned down7 :md n. st rip oll more llexible mit.- teriel seeured nein' the inner edge ol the seid inside strip end :ilse to the neel( elY the gern'ient,

7. In :L deviee ot' the etnirneter deseribed the combination ot e plurnlity ot strips ol imite/riad secured to the neel( 'ot :L gnrment :dong one edge end forming the sides ot' i eollzn', one of the seid strips being of grenter Width than the other et its'n'iedinl portion, :ind the longittnliiml edges ot both. being eonneeted in ztlinement, :L strip ol less tlexible nnrterinl between the two outside strips amd seenrml thereto, seid` strip ol' less .lexible nntwidth mediitlly than the mirrower outer strip :md having its pzrrt; whieh is next to the neet: ot' the garment diseonneeted l'rom the seid outer strips :tud its inner edge eoineident with the l'old of the eoll l t) lar when the said 001121,1- is turned down, :md Witness my handthis 17th day of Febru- L strlp of more Hemble nngterlzrl secured 11emn1y, 1909, at the clty of New YerkLln the the mum-edge 01' the sind lnslde strlp amd also county amd State of New York.

to the meek f the garment :md n runnectiorl MORRIS KOPPELMAN. 5 between the last named strip :md the outer Nitnessesz strip of greater Width between the-alznirl neck MAY HUGHES,

of the garment nd the inner strip. ALAN C. MCDONNELL. 

